Compare and Contrast of POV used by Hitchcock and Poe

Hitchcock and Poe, masters of thrill and fear, do not possess occult powers that would explain their success in engaging audiences with their potent displays of horror. Instead, they focus on one simple technique that, while seemingly insignificant and trivial, produces results more satisfactory than those of flamboyant special effects or abstruse language. In Hitchcock's Rear Window and in Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher," both storytellers use a first person point of …

…for digression. To understand why Hitchcock and Poe are considered masters in their genre, one only has to consider their simple uses of point of view to elicit appropriate reactions from their audiences. They don't need fantastic productions or grandiose words to get their point across. They have succeeded in creating classic works of horror and suspense just by limiting point of view and by creating a relationship between the audience and the main character.